Client data privacy
This data protection information applies to data processing by Bartsch Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB (“Sozietät”), Bahnhofsstraße 10, D-76137 Karlsruhe, e-mail: info(at)bartsch.law, telephone: +49 (0)721 50 44 72-0, fax: +49 (0)721 50 44 72-01
The firm’s data protection officer can be contacted at datenschutz(at)bartsch.law.
When you mandate us, we collect the following information:
- Title, first name, last name,
- a valid e-mail address,
- Address,
- Telephone number (landline and/or mobile),
- Information that is necessary for the assertion and defense of your rights within the scope of the mandate.
This data is collected,
- to be able to identify you as our client in order to provide you with appropriate legal advice and representation,
- for correspondence with you,
- for invoicing,
- for the settlement of any existing liability claims,
- and the assertion of any claims against you.
The data processing is carried out at your request and is permitted under Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b GDPR for the purposes mentioned for the appropriate processing of the mandate and for the mutual fulfillment of obligations arising from the mandate agreement.
The personal data collected by us for the mandate will be stored until the expiry of the statutory retention period for lawyers (6 years after the end of the calendar year in which the mandate was terminated) and then deleted, unless we are obliged to do so pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. C GDPR due to retention and documentation obligations under tax and commercial law (from HGB, StGB or AO) or you have consented to longer storage in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 p. 1 lit. a GDPR have consented.
Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties for purposes other than those listed below. We only pass on your personal data to third parties if:
- You have your according to Art.6 Para.1 S.1 lit.a DSGVO have given their express consent to this,
- the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 Para.1 S.1 lit.f DSGVO is necessary for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding interest worthy of protection in not disclosing your data,
- in the event that the disclosure pursuant to Art.6 Para.1 S.1 lit.c DSGVO is a legal obligation, as well as this is legally permissible and in accordance with Art.6 Para.1 S.1 lit.b DSGVO is required for the processing of contractual relationships with you.
You have the right:
- pursuant to Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR to revoke your consent once given to us at any time. As a result, we may no longer continue the data processing that was based on this consent in the future;
- to request information about your personal data processed by us in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR. In particular, you can request information about the processing purposes, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right to lodge a complaint, the origin of your data if it was not collected by us, and the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information about its details;
- in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, to immediately request the correction of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us;
- in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, to demand the deletion of your personal data stored by us, unless the processing is necessary to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information, to fulfill a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or to assert, exercise or defend legal claims;
- in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data if the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful but you refuse to delete it and we no longer need the data, but you need it to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or you have lodged an objection to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR;
- in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request that it be transmitted to another controller, and
- to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or workplace or the registered office of our law firm.
If your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. F GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR on grounds relating to your particular situation. If you wish to exercise your right to object, simply send an e-mail to info(at)bartsch.law.
